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ANK2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q4033031
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ANK2

Summary

ANK2 is a gene[1]. ANK2 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ANK2's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • ANK2 is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • ANK2's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 81655[5].
  • ANK2's ortholog is recorded as Ank2[6].
  • ANK2's encodes is recorded as Ankyrin 2[7].
  • ANK2's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[8].
  • ANK2's genetic association is recorded as prostate cancer[9].
  • ANK2's genetic association is recorded as Romano–Ward syndrome[10].
  • ANK2's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/287[11].

Why It Matters

ANK2 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[2] ANK2 is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Phenocarta. Retrieved . gemma.msl.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genetic association → prostate cancer, Romano–Ward syndrome
    Subclass of → —
    Chromosome → Q836605
    Instance of → gene
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||gsw */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32527|batch #32527]]: human gene name and description in Alemannic"
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